This Caterpillar is greenish or pinkish grey,
with dark dorsal
and dorsolateral lines.
The head is brown with a black stripe down the middle
and down each side. It lives in a shelter formed by leaves
loosely joined together with silk.
It feeds on various species of Mat-Rush (
LAXMANNIACEAE ) :

The adult butterfly is dark brown
with a series of white and yellow patches
on each fore wing. The hind wings each have
an indistinct yellow patch.
Underneath, the they are orange, with the same white spots
as on the upper surface, but with a
large rounded triangular dark brown patch under each fore wing,
and one or more small white spots under each hind wing.
The wing span is about 3 cms.